Report: Online Engagement Has Deepened

| MCM staff

Consumers are spending the same amount online in 2009 as they did in 2008, according to Forrister’s annual report on consumer behavior. But the report shows consumers are much more engaged this year because of social networking activities.

Fundamentals of Facebook

| Lisa Wehr

When used properly, a Facebook page can be a very effective means for merchants to communicate with their audience on a unique and personal level. Here are some best practices.

The ways and means of widgets

| Dayna Bateman

What makes a good widget? Like the creations from the 1980s TV series hero MacGyver, the best widgets are compelling inventions strung together ingeniously

The role of the customer: Asset or partner?

| Francey Smith

Retailers have long viewed customers as hard assets a valuable commodity we smugly thought we owned. For decades, we used our customer files as a means

Dos and Don’ts of Twitter

| Lisa Wehr

Search and social have collided, and now they affect one another. Not only is search now social, but it also possesses its own unique voice

Staffers Star in Lion Brand Yarn Podcasts

| Tim Parry

Since it sells yarn through big box stores such as Walmart and Michaels, Lion Brand Yarn was afraid its customers had a misconception that it was a large, faceless corporation. Now thanks to social media efforts, its customers know all about Lion Brand Yarn employees Liz Shaw and Zontee Hou.